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be the rising human

be the rising human

be the rising human is available at Carson’s Bookstore in Thames, Paradox Books in Devonport, and on Amazon both in paperback and in Kindle. Purchase here:

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Her Limitless Her

Her Limitless Her

Available in all good bookstores in New Zealand

In Her Limitless Her we see the bounty of women, bosom-packed, dreamy, heretical, fecund, dragging their offspring, twinsets askew, peeling, darning, preening. How far they will go, how far they can stretch…"breathing as if it is the only thing she can do."

Spanning time and distance, crossing boundaries of culture and race, Reihana Robinson, in her second volume, plumbs the depths of love, anguish, memory and possibility.

Hoopla published three books launching at once by a late-career, mid-career, and debut New Zealand poet. I was fortunate to be part of a trio that included two outstanding poets: Jo Thorpe, who enticed us all to Muir’s Bookshop in Gisborne for a ‘sold-out’ book launch, and Elizabeth Welsh, whose hometown launch at The Women’s Bookstore was jam-packed with writers and readers.

Series editor: Mary McCallum 
This Thin Now by Jo Thorpe
Over There a Mountain by Elizabeth Welsh

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Auē Rona

Available from:
Amazon
Steele Roberts

“Auē Rona e,” Rona cries out. In one swift move she is relocated to the moon. “Auē.” Who is there to hear her cries? This was from before the time of aeroplanes and space shuttles. It is a kind of forced migration but no refuge, just a never-ending misplacement and longing to be reunited with her two brats. She is rooted against her will. An endless struggle.  An endless suffering. “Auē Rona e.”

In my notes to this collection I write “the traditional story of Rona and the moon opens as she is collecting water for her children. A cloud covers the moon; she falls, spilling the water, and she curses. As punishment she is torn from earth and taken to the moon, still clutching her calabash and holding a ngaio tree.  Aue? Rona. Oh Rona. Oh grief. Oh sorrow."

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Available from:
Auckland University Press
Unity Books Online

Reihana's poetry collection Waiting for the Palagi was featured in this Auckland University Press publication together with New Zealand poets Janis Freegard and Katherine Liddy.

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